Gaolese Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Gaolese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaolese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana881:24,8515,011
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Gaolese (334) may also be a first name.

Gaolese Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gaolese Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gaolese is held by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaolese? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gaolese is the 1,333,288th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Gaolese occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaolese reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 334 people.

This surname is most widespread in Botswana, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 24,851. Apart from Botswana this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 47 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Gaolese Last Name Statistics demography

Gaolese earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.58% less than the national average, earning R 126,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaolse921/
Gaoles920/
Gayoles86141/
Aolse835/
Aoulesse802/
Gaoleche801/
Gaouleze801/
Goales7751/
Gaolex771/
Ahoulesse751/
Gaolsth714/
Gohales711/
Goaless711/
Oyolese711/
Ayolsse711/
Goals6734/
Ouolesse6710/
Aolce671/
Oualesse671/
Ngoholse671/
Goholase671/
Gaholais670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaolese
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis